An unawakened person sees only his mind, which is merely a reflection of the light of pure consciousness arising from the Heart.
RAMANA MAHARSHIThe life of action need not be renounced. If you meditate for an hour or two every day you can then carry on with your duties. If you meditate in the right manner then the current of mind induced will continue to flow even in the midst of your work.
More Ramana Maharshi Quotes
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Thoughts come and go. Feelings come and go. Find out what it is that remains.
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The Self is here and now, it is the only Reality. There is nothing else.
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If the mind falls asleep, awaken it. Then if it starts wandering, make it quiet. If you reach the state where there is neither sleep nor movement of mind, stay still in that, the natural (real) state.
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The thing to do is to concentrate on the seer and not on the seen, not on the objects, but on the Light which reveals them.
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If you go the way of your thoughts you will be carried away by them and you will find yourself in an endless maze.
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If you observe awareness steadily, this awareness itself becomes the Guru that will reveal the Truth.
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I Am’ is the name of God, God is none other than the Self.
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The ultimate truth is so simple; it is nothing more than being in one’s natural, original state.
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To ask the mind to kill itself is like making the thief the policeman. He will go with you and pretend to catch the thief, but nothing will be gained. So you must turn inward and see where the mind rises from, and then it will cease to exist.
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Truth burns up all karma and frees you from all births.
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The main factor in meditation is to keep the mind active in its own pursuit without taking in external impressions or thinking of other matters.
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The Seeker himself becomes the knower. The thing to be known is already there. There is nothing to be known afresh. More-over there are no two things. There is only the seer, the knower.
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Actions themselves form no bondage. Bondage is only the false belief, “I am the do-er.”
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Happiness is relative and is better called pleasure or satisfaction.
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The place where even the slightest trace of the ‘I’ does not exist, alone is Self.
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